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1. The thermal sense of blood-sucking insects: why physics matters

Author:
Lazzari, Claudio R
Source:
Current opinion in insect science 2019 v.34 pp. 112-116
ISSN:
2214-5745
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; endothermy; heat transfer; hematophagous insects; hosts; temperature; vertebrates;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Blood-sucking arthropods exploit multimodal information for locating and recognising potential hosts. The heat emitted by the body of endothermic vertebrates constitutes a major cue for orientation. To exploit it in a reliable way, insects must be able to deal with two variants of thermal information, that is heat exchange and temperature fluctuations. Evaluating whether or not an object qualifies ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cois.2019.05.006

2. Zooarchaeology in the era of big data: Contending with interanalyst variation and best practices for contextualizing data for informed reuse

Author:
Lau, Hannah; Kansa, Sarah Whitcher
Source:
Journal of archaeological science 2018 v.95 pp. 33-39
ISSN:
0305-4403
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; archaeology; research programs;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... New digital publication technologies facilitate the publication of primary data and increase the ease with which archaeologists are able to share, combine, and synthesize large datasets. The research prospects that these technologies make possible are exciting, but they raise the issue of how comparable the original datasets really are. In this study we demonstrate an issue associated with many ar ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jas.2018.03.011

3. Farmers’ intention to use text messaging for extension services in Trinidad

Author:
Narine, Lendel K.; Harder, Amy; Roberts, T. Grady
Source:
Thejournal of agricultural education and extension 2019 v.25 no.4 pp. 293-306
ISSN:
1750-8622
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; communications technology; extension education; farmers; issues and policy; mobile telephones; surveys; Trinidad and Tobago;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Purpose: The effectiveness of new extension approaches hinges on farmers’ willingness to adopt innovative ways to interact with extension. Therefore, this study explored farmers’ willingness to use mobile text messaging for two-way interactions with Ministry Extension officers. Design/Methodology/Approach: Guided by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this study followe ...
DOI:
10.1080/1389224X.2019.1629970

4. Disclosure quality under Integrated Reporting: A value relevance approach

Author:
Cortesi, Alessandro; Vena, Luigi
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.220 pp. 745-755
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; corporate social responsibility; economic structure; industrial ecology; provenance; stakeholders;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... In response to the growing information needs of stakeholders, the Integrated Report (IR) has been proposed to enhance overall transparency by merging traditional reporting and corporate social responsibility. Despite the wide debate on IR, the evidence of its effects remains mainly confined to a mandatory adoption context. We thus resort to a panel specification of the value relevance framework to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.155

5. Information needs for progressive BIM methodology supporting the holistic energy renovation of office buildings

Author:
Stegnar, G.; Cerovšek, T.
Source:
Energy 2019 v.173 pp. 317-331
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; buildings; data collection; decision making; energy; models; planning; research and development;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The paper presents digital methodology that can gradually and efficiently streamline the energy renovation of office buildings. Building Information Modelling (BIM) and energy simulations are widely used to facilitate informed decision-making. Significant data collections may be accrued that do not meet the information needs of energy renovation design, performance evaluation, (re)construction and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2019.02.087

6. Coping with uncertainty in water management: Qualitative system analysis as a vehicle to visualize the plurality of practitioners' uncertainty handling routines

Author:
Höllermann, Britta; Evers, Mariele
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2019 v.235 pp. 213-223
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; adaptive management; business enterprises; decision making; expert opinion; learning; models; uncertainty; water management;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Accelerated environmental and societal change and its dynamic present a challenge for water management, making it increasingly relevant to integrate uncertainties into the decision-making process. The challenge to science informing practice is how to provide scientific uncertainty information in a way that this information becomes usable for practitioners. We know that practitioners have developed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.01.034

7. A novel method based on a Mask R-CNN model for processing dPCR images

Author:
Hu, Zhenming; Fang, Weibo; Gou, Tong; Wu, Wenshuai; Hu, Jiumei; Zhou, Shufang; Mu, Ying
Source:
Analytical methods 2019 v.11 no.27 pp. 3410-3418
ISSN:
1759-9679
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; analytical methods; computer software; droplets; fluorescence; image analysis; microarray technology; models; nucleic acids; polymerase chain reaction;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... A digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) using fluorescence images for collecting quantitative information needs efficient software tools to automate the image analysis process. However, due to the broad range of fluorescence image characteristics, such as the uneven fluorescence intensity distribution, irregular structures of microarrays, and diverse and unpredictable morphologies of microchamb ...
DOI:
10.1039/c9ay01005j

8. Coping with Febrile Illness in Children: A Qualitative Interview Study of Parents

Author:
Urbāne, Urzula Nora; Gaidule-Logina, Dita; Gardovska, Dace; Pavāre, Jana
Source:
Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences 2019 v.73 no.2 pp. 117-124
ISSN:
1407-009X
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; antipyretics; brain; children; death; education; fever; health care workers; hospitals; interviews; kidneys; monitoring; parents; patients; Latvia;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to investigate parental perception of febrile illness in their children, the most commonly applied management practices, as well as the expectations from clinicians when coping with fever in children. The study included parents of patients admitted to the Emergency and Observation Department of Children’s Clinical University Hospital in Rīga, Latvia. Data were collected v ...
DOI:
10.2478/prolas-2019-0019

9. Urban adaptation to climate change: Climate services for supporting collaborative planning

Author:
Giordano, Raffaele; Pilli-Sihvola, Karoliina; Pluchinotta, Irene; Matarrese, Raffaella; Perrels, Adriaan
Source:
Climate services 2019 pp. 100100
ISSN:
2405-8807
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; case studies; cities; climate; climate change; decision making; problem solving; social networks; urban areas; urban planning;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... There is a mounting international interest about how to address the implications of climate change for urban areas. The availability and sharing of “good” knowledge and information is a key prerequisite for a successful planning in cities. Urban planning for adaptation is largely considered as a collective process. This raises the importance of the availability/usability of proper “planner/user fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cliser.2019.04.004

10. Information Exchange between GIS and Geospatial ITS Databases Based on a Generic Model

Author:
Jetlund, Knut; Onstein, Erling; Huang, Lizhen
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2019 v.8 no.3
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; case studies; computer software; databases; geographic information systems; geography; information exchange; planning; prototypes; spatial data;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study aims to improve interoperability between Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial databases for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Road authorities maintain authoritative information for legal and safe navigation in GIS databases. This information needs to be shared with ITS databases for route planning and navigation, and for use in combination with local knowledge from ve ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi8030141

11. Structured decision-making for the management of a biological fieldable laboratory during outbreaks: a case for European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (EUCPM)

Author:
Vybornova, Olga; Gala, Jean-Luc
Source:
Environment systems & decisions 2019 v.39 no.1 pp. 65-76
ISSN:
2194-5403
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; European Union; certification; crosslinking; decision making; equipment; infectious diseases; issues and policy; models; supply chain; transportation; Belgium; Sweden;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fast on-scene deployment of an analytical laboratory capacity to help contain an outbreak of infectious disease requires setting up an appropriate policy framework and a range of operating procedures to ensure efficient support to decision-making, as well as the optimal engagement and use of dedicated resources. This work focuses on fully autonomous deployment when the mobile capacity operators th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10669-018-9700-y

12. Testing the public–private soil data and information sharing model for sustainable soil management outcomes

Author:
Robinson, Nathan J.; Dahlhaus, Peter G.; Wong, Megan; MacLeod, Andrew; Jones, Dean; Nicholson, Cam
Source:
Soil use and management 2019 v.35 no.1 pp. 94-104
ISSN:
0266-0032
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; Internet; data collection; industry; information systems; models; public-private partnerships; research institutions; soil; soil ecology; soil management;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Soil data form the basis of soil information systems across the globe. Soil information needs, and the questions posed by users, are likely to evolve in response to advances in technology in this era of Big Data. This poses a challenge to the pedological community which is already experiencing a decline in soil knowledge and expertise. With a decrease in soil data collection by governments, it is ...
DOI:
10.1111/sum.12472

13. The role of interoperable data standards in precision livestock farming in extensive livestock systems: A review

Author:
Bahlo, Christiane; Dahlhaus, Peter; Thompson, Helen; Trotter, Mark
Source:
Computers and electronics in agriculture 2019 v.156 pp. 459-466
ISSN:
0168-1699
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; data collection; decision support systems; livestock; livestock and meat industry; livestock farming; metadata; monitoring; precision agriculture; weather stations;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Livestock industries are increasingly embracing precision farming and decision support tools. As a result, sensors, weather stations, individual animal tracking, feed monitoring and other sources create large data volumes, much of which is used only for a single purpose. There are unrealised potential benefits of making on farm data interoperable and accessible and federating it with public data s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.compag.2018.12.007

14. A deliberate choice? Exploring factors related to informed decision-making about childhood vaccination among acceptors, refusers, and partial acceptors

Author:
Romijnders, Kim A.G.J.; van Seventer, Stephne L.; Scheltema, Manon; van Osch, Liesbeth; de Vries, Hein; Mollema, Liesbeth
Source:
Vaccine 2019 v.37 no.37 pp. 5637-5644
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; adverse effects; attitudes and opinions; child welfare; childhood; children; decision making; focus groups; interviews; parents; risk; social support; vaccination; vaccines; Netherlands;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... In light of the decline in childhood vaccination coverage, the question rises concerning what factors play a role in informed decision-making about childhood vaccination. Insight into factors related to this decision helps us to support parents’ informed decision-making about childhood vaccination.We conducted 12 semi-structured focus group interviews across the Netherlands based on a definition o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.07.060

15. How consumers of meat-based and plant-based diets attend to scientific and commercial information sources: Eating motives, the need for cognition and ability to evaluate information

Author:
Vainio, Annukka
Source:
Appetite 2019 v.138 pp. 72-79
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; adults; cognition; environmental impact; food intake; information sources; motivation; plant-based diet; red meat; structural equation modeling; surveys; Finland;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study explores how consumers’ eating motives, need for cognition, and subjective ability to evaluate information were associated with the perceived influence of scientific and commercial information sources, and how these were associated with a self-reported consumption of red meat and plant-based alternatives. An online survey of a nationally representative sample of the 18- to 65-year-old a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2019.03.017

16. Household-specific targeting of agricultural advice via mobile phones: Feasibility of a minimum data approach for smallholder context

Author:
Steinke, Jonathan; Achieng, Jerusha Onyango; Hammond, James; Kebede, Selamawit Sileshi; Mengistu, Dejene Kassahun; Mgimiloko, Majuto Gaspar; Mohammed, Jemal Nurhisen; Musyoka, Joseph; Sieber, Stefan; van de Gevel, Jeske; van Wijk, Mark; van Etten, Jacob
Source:
Computers and electronics in agriculture 2019 v.162 pp. 991-1000
ISSN:
0168-1699
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; agricultural extension; algorithms; automation; communications technology; developing countries; farmers; livelihood; mobile telephones; models; prediction; prioritization; socioeconomics; Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent years, agricultural extension services in developing countries have increasingly introduced modern information and communication technologies (ICT) to deliver advice. But to realize efficiency gains, digital applications may need to address heterogeneous information needs by targeting agricultural advisory contents in a household-specific way. We explore the feasibility of an automated a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.compag.2019.05.026

17. Conducting and interpreting fish telemetry studies: considerations for researchers and resource managers

Author:
Brownscombe, Jacob W.; Lédée, Elodie J. I.; Raby, Graham D.; Struthers, Daniel P.; Gutowsky, Lee F. G.; Nguyen, Vivian M.; Young, Nathan; Stokesbury, Michael J. W.; Holbrook, Christopher M.; Brenden, Travis O.; Vandergoot, Christopher S.; Murchie, Karen J.; Whoriskey, Kim; Mills Flemming, Joanna; Kessel, Steven T.; Krueger, Charles C.; Cooke, Steven J.
Source:
Reviews in fish biology and fisheries 2019 v.29 no.2 pp. 369-400
ISSN:
0960-3166
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; decision making; ecology; ethics; experimental design; fisheries; information processing; issues and policy; managers; monitoring; researchers; telemetry; uncertainty; wild fish;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Telemetry is an increasingly common tool for studying the ecology of wild fish, with great potential to provide valuable information for management and conservation. For researchers to conduct a robust telemetry study, many essential considerations exist related to selecting the appropriate tag type, fish capture and tagging methods, tracking protocol, data processing and analyses, and interpretat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11160-019-09560-4

18. A qualitative study of vaccination behaviour amongst female Polish migrants in Edinburgh, Scotland

Author:
Gorman, D.R.; Bielecki, K.; Willocks, L.J.; Pollock, K.G.
Source:
Vaccine 2019 v.37 no.20 pp. 2741-2747
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; European Union; Papillomaviridae; attitudes and opinions; childhood; females; focus groups; health care workers; influenza; issues and policy; models; parents; risk; vaccination; vaccines; women; Poland; Scotland;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... Vaccine hesitancy is increasing and failure to vaccinate is well-recognised in Europe as a contributing factor to outbreaks of infectious diseases. In Lothian and Scotland, low vaccine uptake has been seen in migrants – notably in the Polish group who have arrived since 2004. The recent Vaccine Confidence in European Union report highlights a concerning recent decline in vaccine confidence in Pola ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.03.073

19. Climate information to support wildlife management in the North Central United States

Author:
Yocum, Heather M.; Ray, Andrea J.
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 1187-1199
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; climate; climate change; decision making; ecology; information sources; interviews; issues and policy; meteorological data; new products; planning; wetlands; wildlife; wildlife management; Midwestern United States;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper investigates what is needed to make climate and weather information more usable for the wildlife management practitioners and ecological researchers in the Prairie Potholes Region (PPR) of the North Central United States. Using interviews, policy document analysis, and participant observation, we identify climate and weather information needs, barriers to use, and opportunities to provi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01474-y

20. Work-related information needed by farmers for changing to sustainable cropping practices

Author:
Delecourt, Elisa; Joannon, Alexandre; Meynard, Jean-Marc
Source:
Agronomy for sustainable development 2019 v.39 no.2 pp. 28
ISSN:
1774-0746
Subject:
information needs,   etc   ; agroecology; crops; farmers; farming systems; low volume spraying; mechanical weed control; organization of work; pollution; pollution control; qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis; reduced tillage; France;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Farmers are being urged to change their practices in order to reduce agricultural pollution. These changes may affect working times and organization, and farmers often mention this to explain the difficulties they have in adopting a new practice. But little is known about the work-related changes (e.g., working time, organization, skills) engendered by a change of farming practice, or about the in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13593-019-0571-5